How much should I be eating?

[confusedgirl18 6]

Okay so I'm about 10 days post-op, and I'm on the full liquid diet. I'm just wondering how much "food" should I consume? So for example if I'm "eating" chicken broth, should it be 1/2 cup? 1/4 cup? Idk the only meal I had at the hospital (once) was 1/2 cup chicken broth and 1/4 cup of apple juice, so I'm not sure what I should be having in general!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Most plans say you can have as much liquid as you can comfortably tolerate. Be careful and don't overload on high sugar/high carb items like fruit juice or whole milk, or high calorie items like "meal replacement" type Protein Shakes.< /p>

Did your team not give you any guidance on what you are supposed to be drinking or the amounts? I had a big binder of info with permitted (and forbidden) liquids, daily targets for calories, carbs, fat, and Protein -- do you have anything like that?

[tjstark 74]

I've been told that at the liquid/pureed stage you needn't worry about how much you should be eating. Only when you move on to your everyday diet eventually do you need to consider your portions. Right now, you're still healing, it's likely you won't get in a lot of calories so every little helps, if you can stomach the broth and don't feel tired of eating/feel full, just go for it.

[confusedgirl18 6]

Most plans say you can have as much liquid as you can comfortably tolerate. Be careful and don't overload on high sugar/high carb items like fruit juice or whole milk, or high calorie items like "meal replacement" type Protein shakes.

Did your team not give you any guidance on what you are supposed to be drinking or the amounts? I had a big binder of info with permitted (and forbidden) liquids, daily targets for calories, carbs, fat, and Protein -- do you have anything like that?

Hey, thank you for answering! They gave me a certain list of what I should be eating, it's pretty short maybe like 10 foods or something?

[majorsmama 91]

My surgeon wanted me eating 2oz (1/4 cup) of food, 3 times a day in addition to Protein Drinks.< /p>